Troncelliti v. Minolta Corp.

WALTER E. BLACK, Jr., District Judge.

Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia (“the States”), acting as parens patriae on behalf of their resident consumers, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 15c(a)(1), initiated antitrust actions identical to the action filed in this private class action. The par-ens patriae actions resulted in Settlement Agreements identical to the one presently before this Court for consideration of final approval. The States of New York and Maryland filed their Complaints on February 24, 1986, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania filed its Complaint on April 11, 1986. After…